Hundreds of thousands of comic book fans decked out in fancy dress gathered in London today for Europe's biggest celebration of animated culture.

Dressed as characters from comics, films, cartoons and computer games, fans mingled among stalls from some of the biggest movie studios, took pictures with stars and watched some of the latest films.

Among the best-dressed were a trio who posed as Nigel Thornberry, his wife Marianne and their pet monkey Darwin, from TV series The Wild Thornberrys.

Another man donned an impressive set of Mark II armour from the Iron Man film franchise, while a third woman came dressed as an impressive Mistress Death from comic series Dead Pool.

Daniel Radcliffe was on hand to discuss his latest film Horns, Stef Dawson spoke to fans about the newest Hunger Games movie, while the creators of Kingsman: The Secret Service - starring Colin Firth - talked about turning the comic series into a film.

A total of 115,000 fans are expected to pay the Excel Centre, in east London, a visit over the course of the three-day event, which lasts until tomorrow.

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A man dressed in detailed Mark II armour from the Iron Man films - complete with over-the-shoulder minigun - attends the second day of the MCM Comic Con expo in London today

Jessica Nigri dressed as Mad Moxxi from the Borderlands computer games series poses inside the event, while another female fan dressed as Batman villain Harley Quinn takes a bow outside

A trio of friends dressed as (from left to right) Nigel Thornberry, his wife Marianne and their pet money Darwin from the television cartoon series The Wild Thornberrys

One woman arrives in Mistress Death attire, a sinister character from the Dead Pool comics

Hayden Owens, 5 takes a look at two people dressed in a giant wolf suit outside the Excel Centre, east London

Excited comic book fans take pictures outside the Excel Centre. In total, 115,000 fans are expected to make their way to the venue over the course of the three-day event

A man dressed as character 'Ryuk' from Japanese manga series Death Note gives a fan a hi-five earlier today

Another female comic book fan dressed up as a different version of Harley Quinn waits in line at the MCM Comic Con in London

A man dressed as 'V' - the character from Vendetta based on Guy Fawlkes - poses left brandishing a plastic knife, while another man dressed as Pyro, from the Team Fotress video game series, poses right

A mother dressed as Superwoman strikes a hero stance next to her sleeping daughter, who is dressed in a bright blue tutu

A woman dressed as 'Gnar' - a squirrel-type character - from the League of Legend multiplayer online game

Daniel Radcliffe discusses his latest film, Horns, based on a fantasy novel of the same name

A man dressed as a character from the anime series Naruto stands with a giant home-made sword outside the MCM Comic Con event